different between agitation vs crash
agitation
English
Etymology
From French agitation, from Latin agit?ti? (“movement, agitation”).
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /ad????te??(?)n/
- (US) IPA(key): /æ.d????te?.??n/
- Rhymes: -e???n
Noun
agitation (countable and uncountable, plural agitations)
- The act of agitating, or the state of being agitated; the state of being disrupted with violence, or with irregular action; commotion.
- A disturbance of personal tranquillity; disturbance of someone's peace of mind.
- Synonym: perturbation
- Excitement of public feeling by discussion, appeals, etc.
- 1856-1858, William H. Prescott, History of the Reign of Philip II
- […] religious agitations […]
- 1856-1858, William H. Prescott, History of the Reign of Philip II
- (archaic) Examination or consideration of a subject in controversy, or of a plan proposed for adoption; earnest discussion; debate.
- 1732, Jonathan Swift, The Advantages Proposed by Repealing the Sacramental Test
- […] the project now in agitation […]
- 1732, Jonathan Swift, The Advantages Proposed by Repealing the Sacramental Test
Synonyms
- emotion, commotion, excitement, trepidation, tremor, perturbation
Translations
References
- agitation in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
Danish
Noun
agitation c (singular definite agitationen, plural indefinite agitationer)
- agitation
Declension
Further reading
- “agitation” in Den Danske Ordbog
French
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin agitatio. Surface analysis: agiter +? -ation.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /a.?i.ta.sj??/
Noun
agitation f (plural agitations)
- choppiness (of water), turbulence (in air), swaying (of branch etc.)
- restlessness
- bustle (of street, room etc.); activity
- (nervous) agitation
- (social) unrest
Descendants
- ? Romanian: agita?ie
Further reading
- “agitation” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
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crash
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /k?æ?/
- Rhymes: -æ?
Etymology 1
From Middle English crasshen, crasschen, craschen (“to break into pieces”), of uncertain origin. Perhaps from a variant of earlier *crasken, from crasen (“to break”) +? -k (formative suffix); or from earlier *craskien, *craksien, a variant of craken (“to crack, break open”) (for form development compare break, brask, brash).
Noun
crash (plural crashes)
- A sudden, intense, loud sound, as made for example by cymbals.
- An automobile, airplane, or other vehicle accident.
- (computing) A malfunction of computer software or hardware which causes it to shut down or become partially or totally inoperable.
- Synonym: abend
- (finance) A sudden large decline of business or the prices of stocks (especially one that causes additional failures).
- (informal) A comedown from a drug.
- (collective) A group of rhinoceroses.
- p. 1991, Patrick F. McManus, “Nincompoopery and Other Group Terms”, in The Grasshopper Trap, Henry Holt and Company, ?ISBN, page 103
- One of my favorites among the terms of groups of creatures is a crash of rhinoceros. I can imagine an African guide saying to his client, “Shoot, dammit, shoot! Here comes the whole bloody crash of rhinoceros!”
- […] Personally, I think I’d just as soon come across a crash of rhinoceros as a knot of toad.
- 1998, E. Melanie Watt, Black Rhinos, page 19
- The largest group of black rhinos reported was made up of 13 individuals. A group of rhinos is called a crash.
- 1999, Edward Osborne Wilson, The Diversity of Life, page 126
- Out in the water a crash of rhinoceros-like animals browse belly deep through a bed of aquatic plants.
- 2003, Claude Herve-Bazin, Judith Farr Kenya and Tanzania, page 23
- The crash of rhinoceros at Tsavo now numbers almost 200.
- p. 1991, Patrick F. McManus, “Nincompoopery and Other Group Terms”, in The Grasshopper Trap, Henry Holt and Company, ?ISBN, page 103
Derived terms
Translations
Adjective
crash (not comparable)
- Quick, fast, intensive, impromptu.
- crash course
- crash diet
Translations
Verb
crash (third-person singular simple present crashes, present participle crashing, simple past and past participle crashed)
- (transitive) To collide with something destructively, fall or come down violently.
- (transitive) To severely damage or destroy something by causing it to collide with something else.
- (transitive, slang) Short for gatecrash.
- (transitive, management) To accelerate a project or a task or its schedule by devoting more resources to it.
- (intransitive, slang) To make or experience informal temporary living arrangements, especially overnight.
- (slang) To give, as a favor.
- (slang) To lie down for a long rest, sleep or nap, as from tiredness or exhaustion.
- (computing, hardware, software, intransitive) To terminate extraordinarily.
- Synonym: bomb
- (computing, hardware, software, transitive) To cause to terminate extraordinarily.
- (intransitive) To experience a period of depression and/or lethargy after a period of euphoria, as after the euphoric effect of a psychotropic drug has dissipated.
- (transitive) To hit or strike with force
- (medicine, of a patient's condition) To take a sudden and severe turn for the worse; to rapidly deteriorate.
- To make a sudden loud noise.
Translations
Etymology 2
Of uncertain origin; perhaps compare Russian ?????????? (krašenína, “coarse linen”).
Noun
crash (uncountable)
- (fibre) A type of rough linen.
- 1899, Kate Chopin, The Awakening:
- Unlocking the door of her bath-room she went inside, and soon emerged, bringing a rug, which she spread upon the floor of the gallery, and two huge hair pillows covered with crash, which she placed against the front of the building.
- 1899, Kate Chopin, The Awakening:
Translations
Anagrams
- Rasch, chars
Dutch
Pronunciation
- (Netherlands) IPA(key): /kr??/
- Hyphenation: crash
- Homophone: crèche
Etymology 1
Borrowed from English crash.
Noun
crash m (plural crashes, diminutive crashje n)
- crash, collision, esp. when involving aircraft
- economic crash, especially in relation to stock exchanges
- Synonym: krach
- computer crash
Derived terms
- beurscrash
- computercrash
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the main entry.
Verb
crash
- first-person singular present indicative of crashen
- imperative of crashen
French
Etymology
From English crash
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /k?a?/
Noun
crash m (plural crashs)
- (of an aircraft) crash landing
- (economics) crash
- (computing) crash
Derived terms
- crasher
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?k?a?/, [?k?a?]
Noun
crash m (plural crashes)
- (economics) crash
- (computing) crash
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